Chrysis is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined.[1] The generic name is derived from Greek chrysis, "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus.

Chrysis
Chrysis ignita on Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Tribe: Chrysidini
Genus: Chrysis
Linnaeus, 1761
Type species
Chrysis ignita
Subgenera
  • Acanthochrysis Haupt, 1956
  • Cephalochrysis Semenov, 1910
  • Chrysaspis Saussure, 1887
  • Chrysidium Brauns, 1928
  • Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761
  • Cornuchrysis Balthasar, 1953
  • Dichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876
  • Eurychrysis Bischoff, 1910
  • Glossochrysis Semenov, 1954
  • Gonodontochrysis Semenov, 1954
  • Heptachrysis Mocsary, 1889
  • Heterochrysis Brauns, 1928
  • Nemophora Dahlbom, 1854
  • Octochrysis Mocsary, 1914
  • Platycelia Dahlbom, 1845
  • Poeciloechroa Dahlbom, 1854
  • Pseudogonochrysis Bischoff, 1910
  • Pseudohexachrysis Bischoff, 1910
  • Pseudotetrachrysis Bischoff, 1910
  • Pyria Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
  • Pyrochloris Klug, 1839
  • Spintharis Klug, 1845
Synonyms
  • Chrysogona Förster, 1853
  • Pyrosoma Dahlbom, 1854 Unav.
  • Tetrachrysis Lichtenstein, 1876
  • Hexachrysis Lichtenstein, 1876
  • Actinochrysis Haupt, 1956
  • Cymatochrysis Haupt, 1956
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References

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  1. ^ Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. The Chrysidid Wasps of the World. Oxford University Press. 652 pp.

Bibliography

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  • Richards, Owain Westmacott; Davies, R G (1977). "Hymenoptera". Imms' General Textbook of Entomology. Vol. 1: Structure, Physiology and Development (10th ed.). Springer. ISBN 9780412613906.